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J. STAINTHORP.

Candle Mold.

Patented March 6. 1855.

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tion@ To awtomt concern: f i f "Be it known vthat I`,"\"JOHN STA NTHORP, of {Buifal` inthe `county "of `Erie and j State "of New York,` have inventedanewI and use-,

` fulMachineor Molding Candles," which I terma Claspiand Piston Candle-Molding Machine I do" hereby` declare that the j "following, is ,l a full; clear, and eiactdescripl "Vtionof thefcenstruction and operation of the same, reterenceibeing had to the an nexed drawings, makinga part of this speci- ,j ficatiominwhich?-` fFigu're 1` islafperspectiye view; Fig. 2 a sectional elevation; Figi?) a section showing` x the application of thevcenter mold; vand Fig. j 4, algface View" of the fclasp as applied to the y"Let-similari"lettersqreiferto like parts in j ,alllthe figures thensjA `will represent the J mold stand whicnmaylbe made of any desired size orform;"B, the; slide to which theV .lplpistons are secured; GC`,` etc., the molds which are iitted at their tips for the pistons, por center moldsqand secured firmly inthe standA; DRD, `etc.,lthe fpistons `which, are

` provided withjtheirtip molds (E SE, etc.)A

and an nieeiy naar@ the mais molds "for the wick topasslfthrough in" this tip ture mightbe made theside of the main M aperture in "the tip ofthe main mold to a1- lwhenthecandlesareejected by the'pistons `tip j molds 1 fE) when the pistons are down ;-E E, etc.,` the` tip molds on the pisf tons (D`\D,`etc.) `F F,etc.,the arms 'or levers firmly iXed to the pistons and'` connected together by the bar` or` rod` Xby pivots which f allowthe barlX to` work laterally; the object "of this arrangementis `to loosenall the candlesinya row atonemovement ot X," this is accomplishedwbyallthepistons being set in the`fs`lide""(B) with screws or threads `or other devices whichby turningthus will candles""inythefmoldsyhowever this is not "foundnecessary?infallzfcases.1

i which shouldbeboxedor put in tin cannis- "(GC, etc.) these pistons have an aperture 7, (EE)` andare madehollo-w, howeverit is` l not absolutely "necessary thattheyshould be `hollow asthefwickmight be passed out at` `the sidein `a"jluteini 1them,or a small aper.`

low the .wick to passgthrough withoutinjury this small *aperturecbeingi coveredby the i i raisetheinmslightlyfand; thereby loosen the l l xe ermite-f.` 1) new he bangef wicking l ,tersthatitheyfmayffbe keptfdry and clean; j:`H,\thewayslorvgnards to steady and keep N sTLiINrHORP," OF BUF-FALGEW" YORK ...ilyrncnrnnron MAKIMNGCADLES i f Letters Patent No. 12,492151dated March 6, `185.5. l.

runs, by `which the slide B with pistons D, etc., are raised in ejecting the candles;

the treadle to which the Afoot isappl'ied jinworking the piston. Instead of using the treadle, cord and pulleys, to raise the pistons j and eject the candles I sometimes use a foot or hand lever 1n which case the power is applied more direct. L the blockin which `the cord -is secured. MfM, the racks -into which the candles `are ejected. when thrown from themolds by the pistons; N N (Fig. 2), the hinges securing the racks to the stands A; 0 O, the hinges securing the tip bars to the rack; P P, the tip bars are pro-` place theuslide B 1n itsmovements; II, :r `the pulleys over which the rope orfcord videdwith cavities R Rlfor the tips of the i candles to rest in and `from these cavities `there are ganes passing out the roundedor outer edge ofthe bars so that in swinging` or turning these bars under the candles the wicks are each'passed into its ganes and the cavities brought immediately under the candles. To `accomplish this suppose the candlesiready for ejection, the tip barsare thrown out as shown by the dotted lines Y Y (Fig. y2).

`INhen the candles are ejected by the pistons as before described and before the pistons are lowered, the racks are inclined to the right and lett suiiicient to allow the tip `bars to swing under as shown in (Fig. l).

Vhen the racks are raised perpendicular the candles falling into the cavities in the tip bars when the pistons `are dropped, thereby straining the wicks. Q, Q, the holes in the slats of the racks into which the candles are ejected.

S S, etc., represent the candles in the racks; T T T, the wick extending from the balls to the candles at V V Vas strained; V, the position of the racks when the candles aredropped into a base or canvas, dotted `.lines l/V W, etc. (Fig. 2) is to show the po,

sition of the slide B with pistons when the slide "is" raised as in ejecting the candles; "Z Z, a part of the frame work on which the lracks are secured..

V Fig." 4 is a face View of the wick` clasps `which aresecured tothe underside of the tip bar and are `connected together by the rod O and work on pivots the same as the bar and arms F F F on the pistons, but these `are`used for the purpose of "securing andfretaining the upper end of the wicks, in caseit is desirable to take the candles out of the racks before illing the molds with melted talloW or other material. This clasping the Wicks is accomplished by passing the bar c t-o l When the Wicks Will be clasped between e e e and f f f at E E E.

Having thus fully described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. The employment of the pistons D D formed at their upper ends into molds for the tips of t-he candles, in combination Wit-h stationary candle molds, to throw out the `candles in a Vertical direction, substantially as herein set forth.

2. I do not claim the use of clasps separately considered but I do claim, the combination of the rack tip bar, and clasps, constructed and arranged substantially as described, and for the purposes specified.

JOHN STAINTHORP. 

